MSG NETWORKS ANNOUNCES 2017-18 NEW YORK RANGERS TELECAST SCHEDULE

MSG Networks To Telecast 71 Regular Season GamesAnd All Six Preseason Games

All MSG Network Games and Pre- and Postgame Coverage Available on MSG GO

New York, NY (September 14, 2017) – The New York Rangers, an Original Six franchise and winter staple for New Yorkers, return to MSG Networks this season with 71 regular season games scheduled and all six preseason games. In addition, MSG Networks preseason and regular season games, along with pre- and postgame coverage, will be available on MSG GO, MSG Networks’ live streaming and video on demand platform for smartphones, tablets and computers.

MSG Networks’ telecasts kick off on Monday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m. when the New York Rangers host their first preseason matchup against the New York Islanders. The puck drops for the Rangers’ opening night on Thursday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m. with a matchup against the Colorado Avalanche at Madison Square Garden. In addition, MSG Network will have complete coverage of the anticipated Jean Ratelle Night on February 25th. A complete telecast schedule is included below.

Sam Rosen, the recipient of the 2016 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame, returns for his 34th season as the play-by-play voice of the Rangers and will be joined by in-game analyst Joe Micheletti, back for his 12th season. Al Trautwig will serve as host of Rangers telecasts for all home games and Bill Pidto will handle host responsibilities for all road games. John Giannone will resume his reporter duties for all Rangers games while a rotation of expert analysts will handle pregame, intermission, and postgame analysis including Steve Valiquette, Ron Duguay and Dave Maloney. All Rangers games will also appear on ESPN 98.7 radio with versatile play-by-play announcer Kenny Albert calling the action and the aforementioned former Rangers great and captain Maloney handling the analysis. Don La Greca will serve as back up play-by-play announcer for games on ESPN 98.7.

Rangers game telecasts, presented by Chase, will be preceded by the 30-minute pregame show and immediately followed by the “Mercedes-Benz Rangers Post Game Show.

NEW YORK RANGERS

2017-18 MSG Networks Telecast Schedule

DAY

DATE

VISITOR

HOME

GAME

PRE- GAME

LOCAL

NETWORK

TIME (ET)

TIME (ET)

TV

TV

Preseason

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Mon

18-Sep

NY Islanders

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

MSG

Wed

20-Sep

New Jersey

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

MSG

Fri

22-Sep

RANGERS

vs. NY Islanders

7:30 PM

MSG

at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, CT

Sat

23-Sep

RANGERS

at New Jersey

7:00 PM

MSG

Mon

25-Sep

Philadelphia

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

MSG

Tue

26-Sep

RANGERS

at Philadelphia

7:00 PM

MSG

Regular Season

Thu

5-Oct

Colorado

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

7-Oct

RANGERS

at Toronto

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sun

8-Oct

Montréal

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG+

Tue

10-Oct

St. Louis

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Fri

13-Oct

RANGERS

at Columbus

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

14-Oct

New Jersey

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Tue

17-Oct

Pittsburgh

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Thu

19-Oct

NY Islanders

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

21-Oct

Nashville

at RANGERS

12:30 PM

12:00 PM

MSG

Mon

23-Oct

San Jose

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Thu

26-Oct

Arizona

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

28-Oct

RANGERS

at Montréal

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Tue

31-Oct

Vegas

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Thu

2-Nov

RANGERS

at Tampa Bay

7:30 PM

7:00 PM

MSG

Sat

4-Nov

RANGERS

at Florida

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Mon

6-Nov

Columbus

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Wed

8-Nov

Boston

at RANGERS

8:00 PM

NBCSN

Sat

11-Nov

Edmonton

at RANGERS

1:00 PM

12:30 PM

MSG

Wed

15-Nov

RANGERS

at Chicago

8:00 PM

NBCSN

Fri

17-Nov

RANGERS

at Columbus

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG+

Sun

19-Nov

Ottawa

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Wed

22-Nov

RANGERS

at Carolina

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG 2

Fri

24-Nov

Detroit

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG 2

Sun

26-Nov

Vancouver

at RANGERS

2:00 PM

1:30 PM

MSG

Tue

28-Nov

Florida

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Fri

1-Dec

Carolina

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Tue

5-Dec

RANGERS

at Pittsburgh

7:30 PM

7:00 PM

MSG

NBCSN*

Fri

8-Dec

RANGERS

at Washington

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

9-Dec

New Jersey

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG 2

Mon

11-Dec

Dallas

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Wed

13-Dec

RANGERS

at Ottawa

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Fri

15-Dec

Los Angeles

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

16-Dec

RANGERS

at Boston

5:00 PM

4:30 PM

MSG/+2

Tue

19-Dec

Anaheim

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Thu

21-Dec

RANGERS

at New Jersey

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

23-Dec

Toronto

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Wed

27-Dec

Washington

at RANGERS

8:00 PM

NBCSN

Fri

29-Dec

RANGERS

at Detroit

7:30 PM

7:00 PM

MSG

Mon

1-Jan

RANGERS

vs. Buffalo

1:00 PM

NBC

NHLWinter Classic at Citi Field, New York

Wed

3-Jan

Chicago

at RANGERS

8:00 PM

NBCSN

Sat

6-Jan

RANGERS

at Arizona

8:00 PM

7:30 PM

MSG

Sun

7-Jan

RANGERS

at Vegas

9:30 PM

9:00 PM

MSG+

Sat

13-Jan

NY Islanders

at RANGERS

1:00 PM

12:30 PM

MSG

Sun

14-Jan

RANGERS

at Pittsburgh

12:30 PM

NBC

Tue

16-Jan

Philadelphia

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

NBCSN*

Thu

18-Jan

Buffalo

at RANGERS

7:30 PM

7:00 PM

MSG

NBCSN*

Sat

20-Jan

RANGERS

at Colorado

3:00 PM

2:30 PM

MSG

Sun

21-Jan

RANGERS

at Los Angeles

10:30 PM

10:00 PM

MSG

Tue

23-Jan

RANGERS

at Anaheim

10:00 PM

9:30 PM

MSG+

Thu

25-Jan

RANGERS

at San Jose

10:30 PM

10:00 PM

MSG 2

Thu

1-Feb

Toronto

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

3-Feb

RANGERS

at Nashville

8:00 PM

7:30 PM

MSG

Mon

5-Feb

RANGERS

at Dallas

8:30 PM

8:00 PM

MSG

Wed

7-Feb

Boston

at RANGERS

8:00 PM

NBCSN

Fri

9-Feb

Calgary

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sun

11-Feb

RANGERS

at Winnipeg

3:00 PM

2:30 PM

MSG+

Tue

13-Feb

RANGERS

at Minnesota

8:00 PM

7:30 PM

MSG

Thu

15-Feb

RANGERS

at NY Islanders

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

17-Feb

RANGERS

at Ottawa

2:00 PM

1:30 PM

MSG

Sun

18-Feb

Philadelphia

at RANGERS

1:00 PM

12:30 PM

MSG

Thu

22-Feb

RANGERS

at Montréal

7:30 PM

7:00 PM

MSG 2

Fri

23-Feb

Minnesota

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sun

25-Feb

Detroit

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Wed

28-Feb

RANGERS

at Vancouver

10:00 PM

9:30 PM

MSG

Fri

2-Mar

RANGERS

at Calgary

9:00 PM

8:30 PM

MSG 2

Sat

3-Mar

RANGERS

at Edmonton

10:30 PM

10:00 PM

MSG

Tue

6-Mar

Winnipeg

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG/+2

Thu

8-Mar

RANGERS

at Tampa Bay

7:30 PM

7:00 PM

MSG

Sat

10-Mar

RANGERS

at Florida

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Mon

12-Mar

Carolina

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Wed

14-Mar

Pittsburgh

at RANGERS

8:00 PM

NBCSN

Sat

17-Mar

RANGERS

at St. Louis

8:00 PM

7:30 PM

MSG+

Tue

20-Mar

Columbus

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Thu

22-Mar

RANGERS

at Philadelphia

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

24-Mar

Buffalo

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Mon

26-Mar

Washington

at RANGERS

7:30 PM

NBCSN

Wed

28-Mar

RANGERS

at Washington

8:00 PM

NBCSN

Fri

30-Mar

Tampa Bay

at RANGERS

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

31-Mar

RANGERS

at Carolina

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG 2

Tue

3-Apr

RANGERS

at New Jersey

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG 2

Thu

5-Apr

RANGERS

at NY Islanders

7:00 PM

6:30 PM

MSG

Sat

7-Apr

RANGERS

at Philadelphia

3:00 PM

NBC

About MSG Networks Inc.An industry leader in sports production, and content development and distribution, MSG Networks Inc. owns and operates two award-winning regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network (MSG) and MSG+, and a live streaming and video on demand platform, MSG GO. The networks are home to 10 professional sports teams, delivering live games of the New York Knicks; New York Rangers; New York Islanders; New Jersey Devils; Buffalo Sabres; New York Liberty; New York Red Bulls and the Westchester Knicks, as well as coverage of the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills. Each year, MSG and MSG+ collectively telecast approximately 500 live professional games, along with a comprehensive lineup of other sporting events, including college football and basketball, and critically-acclaimed original programming. The gold standard for regional broadcasting, MSG Networks has won 162 New York Emmy Awards over the past ten years.